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In this work, we consider a system of weakly coupled semi-linear parabolic equations of optimal portfolio in a regime-switching model in the case of exponential utility function, suggested by A.R. Valdez and T. Vargiolu [Optimal portfolio in a regime-switching model, in Proceedings of the Ascona '11 Seminar on Stochastic Analysis, Random Fields and Applications, R.C. Dalang, M. Dozzi, F. Russo, eds., 2013, pp. 435–449]. First, we establish maximum principle for the differential problem. Then, we construct and analyse negativity preserving, flux limited finite difference schemes. Numerical experiments are discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The focus of the present work is a one-dimensional system of weakly coupled degenerate semi-linear parabolic equations of optimal portfolio in a regime-switching with power utility function, suggested in Valdez and Vargiolu [Optimal portfolio in a regime-switching model, in Proceedings of the Ascona '11 Seminar on Stochastic Analysis, Random Fields and Applications, R.C. Dalang, M. Dozzi, and F. Russo, eds., 2013, pp. 435–449]. We extend the model, deriving a new linear parabolic system for indifference option valuation. Then, we investigate the properties of the solution of the systems. Further, we develop and analyse an adequate, flux limited finite difference discretization, which preserves the typical features of the differential problem solution. Numerical experiments are presented and discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

We present a large class of nonlinear models of European options as parabolic equations with quasi-linear diffusion and fully nonlinear hyperbolic part. The main idea of the operator splitting method (OSM) is to couple known difference schemes for nonlinear hyperbolic equations with other ones for quasi-linear parabolic equations. We use flux limiter techniques, explicit–implicit difference schemes, Richardson extrapolation, etc. Theoretical analysis for illiquid market model is given. The numerical experiments show second-order accuracy for the numerical solution (the price) and Greeks Delta and Gamma, positivity and monotonicity preserving properties of the approximations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]